A sad fact of abandonment was recorded this Tuesday in the west of Bogota, when a adult over 85 years oldhe stayed for almost 24 hours, sitting on a chair in a park, waiting for his son.
The incident occurred in the neighborhood Bochica from the town of Engativá, when several inhabitants of the sector realized that the leaves were passing and the man remained in the same place, despite the weather conditions.
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The elderly man did not move, nor did he want to receive any food from those around him.
What is known is that the grandfather went to his son’s apartment after leaving a hospital, but for some reason she ended up waiting for him on the street.
Nelsy Gutierrez, president of the board of directors of the residential unit, He assured that when they managed to contact the son of the older adult, he assured that he was not going to risk his job, just to go look for him.
“It was possible to contact the son of the adult person around 3:00 or 4:00 in the afternoon and said that he was not going to risk his job to come looking for him,” the woman said.
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Officials from the Bogota Mayor’s Office arrived at the scene and transferred the man to a care center around 3 am At this time, the older adult receives medical attention in a District home, located in Bello Horizonte.
